Star · F8V
HIP 29185
HIP 29185 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Puppis, 199.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 199.1 light-years (61.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.55 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,380 K |
| Luminosity | 8.21 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.35 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 09m 23.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −49° 33′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 63.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1827. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 29185, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 29596 9.65 light-years
- HIP 28484 13.9 light-years
- HIP 30377 14.0 light-years
- HIP 31223 15.0 light-years
- HIP 28913 15.3 light-years
- HIP 30439 15.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.